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the bbc's north america editor reports. >> the church bells tolled out the exact time when a week ago a young man with an assault rifle began his massacre of children. they stood in prayer and in silence in the rain. in a town still numb, the bells tolled 26 times, one for each of the victims of the school. inside the white house, president obama and his staff since silent for a minute. beyond the grave, resolution. in a new video, he has promised he will push for a ban on assault rifles. >> i will do everything in my power as president to advance these efforts. if there's even one thing we can do as a country to protect our children, we have a responsibility to try. >> shame on the nra. >> there are those who blame the national rifle association for consistently, powerful lobbying against gun control. they have been consistently silent until now, and some expected they would seek compromise. none of it. instead, raw fury, blaming video games, the culture. >> we have blood-of films out there like "american psycho," "natural born killers." that are aired on saturday. fantasizing -- of
the bbc's north america editor reports. >> the church bells tolled out the exact time when a week ago a young man with an assault rifle began his massacre of children. they stood in prayer and in silence in the rain. in a town still numb, the bells tolled 26 times, one for each of the victims of the school. inside the white house, president obama and his staff since silent for a minute. beyond the grave, resolution. in a new video, he has promised he will push for a ban on assault rifles....
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america, where there's a huge shale gas boom. they estimate by next year freeport will derive a little more than a quarter of its profits from energy and the rest from mining, versus 100% from mining today. the company says it thinks demand for commodities, especially energy, will continue to grow. that could help offset the increased difficulty mining companies are having trying to find new projects in regions outside the u.s. and with interest rates currently at historic lows, the timing was right to ink the two deals. diane eastabrook, "n.b.r.," chicago. >> tom: daniel rohr is a metals and mining analyst from morningstar and joins us from chicago. dan, how unique of a deal is this in the u.s. to have mining and energy drilling all in the same company? >> it is very unusual, forthe p. decades, ago, however, we had seen a lot of the oil majors, folks like amco, with exposure to mining as well. this is an animal we haven't seen in quite sometime in the u.s. >> tom: what drove the deal for freport, why did it want to go outside it
america, where there's a huge shale gas boom. they estimate by next year freeport will derive a little more than a quarter of its profits from energy and the rest from mining, versus 100% from mining today. the company says it thinks demand for commodities, especially energy, will continue to grow. that could help offset the increased difficulty mining companies are having trying to find new projects in regions outside the u.s. and with interest rates currently at historic lows, the timing was...
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>> she got very excited because there she had a brand-new opportunity to start selling girls to north america. >> so the next step for her is to find those kind of girls for me. >> narrator: newspaper ads are often used by recruiters. some women understand they're code for sex work, but a good percentage are fooled by the traffickers. >> ( translated ): 70% of the girls know exactly where they're going and what they're going for. 20% of them agree to be exotic dancers, but often don't expect what else might happen to them. and the remaining 10% are totally unaware-- in other words, they are brought there under false pretenses. >> narrator: once moved out of moldova, ukraine, and the other major source countries, the women's trafficking odyssey begins. for katia, it's now been five weeks in captivity, and all communication with her traffickers has gone dead. trafficking victims often disappear without a trace. what little we know about what katia may be enduring is pieced together from those who manage to escape. today, 23-year-old tania is seeing her family for the first time since sh
>> she got very excited because there she had a brand-new opportunity to start selling girls to north america. >> so the next step for her is to find those kind of girls for me. >> narrator: newspaper ads are often used by recruiters. some women understand they're code for sex work, but a good percentage are fooled by the traffickers. >> ( translated ): 70% of the girls know exactly where they're going and what they're going for. 20% of them agree to be exotic dancers,...
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america. google is selling its tv set-top cable box business to arris group. google inherited the business when it bought motorola mobility. google will get $2.4 billion in cash and stock. shares moved only a fraction. arris group jumped to a new 52 week high, up 3.6%. meantime, it is no deal for all- scripts health care solutions. the hospital services firm decided against selling itself, and instead named a board member as its new chief executive. shares fell 14.4% on very heavy volume as it now goes it alone. four of the five most actively traded exchange traded products ended higher, led by the financial sector fund. the nasdaq 100 tracking fund was unchanged. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: 'tis the season to shop till you drop. retailers hope the stores will be crowded this weekend, and shoppers hope the lines will be short. from local gas stations to the grocery store, so called "tap and go" technology is surging in popularity. ruben ramirez reports. >> reporter: the swip
america. google is selling its tv set-top cable box business to arris group. google inherited the business when it bought motorola mobility. google will get $2.4 billion in cash and stock. shares moved only a fraction. arris group jumped to a new 52 week high, up 3.6%. meantime, it is no deal for all- scripts health care solutions. the hospital services firm decided against selling itself, and instead named a board member as its new chief executive. shares fell 14.4% on very heavy volume as it...
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there have been north of 300,000 layoffs. you have seen it at u.b.s., bank of america, which is strug ling with the own acquisitions. you have even seen it at goldman sacs, one of the winners after the financial crisis. it's actually, if you talk to these bank c.e.o.s they will tell you it's a difficult time to run a multinational bank. even with the bailout, and interest rates of 0 for four years, even when they offer you and me nothing on our savings and checking accounts they say in their own defense, we're dealing with unprecedented regulation. we have to curb proprietary trading. we have regulators breathing down our neck and it's hard to earn an extra buck in that environment. you're seeing citi, in fact, address those concerns in the layoff announcement today. >> ifill: what does that tell bus the health of the banking sector and whether other big banking institution might be following suit? >> citigroup is not as mump an indicator species as i think people would want it to be. 15 years ago, it was the financial superm
there have been north of 300,000 layoffs. you have seen it at u.b.s., bank of america, which is strug ling with the own acquisitions. you have even seen it at goldman sacs, one of the winners after the financial crisis. it's actually, if you talk to these bank c.e.o.s they will tell you it's a difficult time to run a multinational bank. even with the bailout, and interest rates of 0 for four years, even when they offer you and me nothing on our savings and checking accounts they say in their...
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of kartika in north america thank you very much. ok let's wrap up with loose change because dimitri yesterday we wanted to do the instagram story because everyone was a buzz over changes that were announced to their terms of use which suggested that the photo sharing service could use photos of the users in ads well they faced a total backlash and now they're saying. that they will not be using an instagram like you see there in any of their ads they said that they'll change that language because they face so much opposition dimitry are you terribly disappointed because i could see that being a very valuable to some kind of company who wanted a great face to advertise some kind of prose or anti anger and anxiety medication made. something. why don't we have a feeling of. should be a prozac commercial there wouldn't bird flying through the thing. i don't even require that you know if i had a very good credit as i am loathe to discover that that interview am will not be using our images as all right now because i know many privacy fol
of kartika in north america thank you very much. ok let's wrap up with loose change because dimitri yesterday we wanted to do the instagram story because everyone was a buzz over changes that were announced to their terms of use which suggested that the photo sharing service could use photos of the users in ads well they faced a total backlash and now they're saying. that they will not be using an instagram like you see there in any of their ads they said that they'll change that language...
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america, the walkable city, and the best green policies, the green tech of north america and forbes recognized that san francisco has the most green jobs in the united states. that's jobs. that's one of the most important things we are doing for the whole country. [applause] and we are creating and sustaining jobs as well as supporting new industries in our city. our energy watch program creates or sustains 180 jobs a year. san francisco has now achieved 80% landfill diversion rate setting the national recycling and compost records as the high of any city in north america. [applause] and by the way as a former public works director you ought ton how proud i am. we have the best compost in the united states and in fact it's sold to all of the wineries in napa that make and produce the best wines in the world. our partners employs over a thousand green collar employees and solar sf resulted in hiring from employees from disadvantaged communities in the work force program. i want to acknowledge and thank green build towards considering toward the success and the projects and the living
america, the walkable city, and the best green policies, the green tech of north america and forbes recognized that san francisco has the most green jobs in the united states. that's jobs. that's one of the most important things we are doing for the whole country. [applause] and we are creating and sustaining jobs as well as supporting new industries in our city. our energy watch program creates or sustains 180 jobs a year. san francisco has now achieved 80% landfill diversion rate setting the...
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woman: here is north america, so it's english first. so, uh, quebec is an island of french between a sea... you know, in a sea of... english. narrator: this sea of english is a source of concern for the quécois. althoe largest population french spearesides in quebec.out canada yet all of them are surrounded, not only by english canada, t t lge anmost influenti english-spki count i thegio the. pierre-etienne la porte is the director of a government-run research organization called the french language council. translator: one has to keep in mind that quebec is in a very special situation as a result of its proximity to the american giant. from a geo-linguistic perspective, english has an influential presence here, because we are deeply integrated into american civilition, which is the civilization that surroundss. narrator: nearly half of quebec's seven million people live in the city of montreal, and it is here that the battle between french and english is most heated. the québécois recognize that protecting language is the most effec
woman: here is north america, so it's english first. so, uh, quebec is an island of french between a sea... you know, in a sea of... english. narrator: this sea of english is a source of concern for the quécois. althoe largest population french spearesides in quebec.out canada yet all of them are surrounded, not only by english canada, t t lge anmost influenti english-spki count i thegio the. pierre-etienne la porte is the director of a government-run research organization called the french...
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the portland hosts the only legal injection site in north america, a center that's come under fire from canada's conservative government. i asked dr. matÉ to talk about his patients. >> the hardcore drug addicts that i treat, but according to all studies in the states, as well, are, without exception, people who have had extraordinarily difficult lives. and the commonality is childhood abuse. in other words, these people all enter life under extremely adverse circumstances. not only did they not get what they need for healthy development, they actually got negative circumstances of neglect. i don't have a single female patient in the downtown eastside who wasn't sexually abused, for example, as were many of the men, or abused, neglected and abandoned serially, over and over again. and that's what sets up the brain biology of addiction. in other words, the addiction is related both psychologically, in terms of emotional pain relief, and neurobiological development to early adversity. >> what does the title of your book mean, in the realm of hungry ghosts? >> well, it's a buddhist phrase
the portland hosts the only legal injection site in north america, a center that's come under fire from canada's conservative government. i asked dr. matÉ to talk about his patients. >> the hardcore drug addicts that i treat, but according to all studies in the states, as well, are, without exception, people who have had extraordinarily difficult lives. and the commonality is childhood abuse. in other words, these people all enter life under extremely adverse circumstances. not only did...
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>> yeah. >> you know, if you look at the pricing of natural gas in north america, it sells way below world gas prices. and ultimately, with con activity to markets worldwide, it makes sense to do that and to get the world price for natural gas. right now we're selling at a huge discount for natural gas as well as crude oil, in fact, in north america. >> okay, al, continent tall resources for last year say a lot of people say this is going to run out. a lot of people think we're just scratching the surface. which is a more accurate description, scratching the surface or being tapped out in ten years? >> it's somewhere in between, jim, the reality is that the pace of drilling continues to grow out of the balkan, it's a great reservoir, and it's very high quality crude. i think that producers in the area have cracked the code as far as being able to drill up economically and there's probably a lot more room to run in the balkan. >> where is all this natural gas going to go? because the guys from dominion is out nine years wrchlt is all that natural gas going to end up? >> the natural ga
>> yeah. >> you know, if you look at the pricing of natural gas in north america, it sells way below world gas prices. and ultimately, with con activity to markets worldwide, it makes sense to do that and to get the world price for natural gas. right now we're selling at a huge discount for natural gas as well as crude oil, in fact, in north america. >> okay, al, continent tall resources for last year say a lot of people say this is going to run out. a lot of people think...
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we have strong leadership in north america. there were parts of north america where we had great strength. there were areas where we grew and we have to replicate that model across the board. last time i missed i went on to have 17 very strong quarters consecutively after that and the stock grew five-fold from that point in time. hopefully we can reproduce those results going forward. it was entirely our fault. it was bad execution. >> how are you able to do so well in europe compared to america? is that just an example of you weren't disciplined in europe and you got a lot of business? i'm trying to understand. europe is harder right now than america. >> exactly. that underscores the point that what we do nobody else can do. we want to make the offer when your wallet is out of your pocket not six months after you leave the store. you can go look in the filing cabinet that oracle or s.a.p. or microsoft has and that's the 20th century. we're all about doing things in realtime. we make you that offer when your wallet is out and y
we have strong leadership in north america. there were parts of north america where we had great strength. there were areas where we grew and we have to replicate that model across the board. last time i missed i went on to have 17 very strong quarters consecutively after that and the stock grew five-fold from that point in time. hopefully we can reproduce those results going forward. it was entirely our fault. it was bad execution. >> how are you able to do so well in europe compared to...
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subscribers in north america, though, he said, showed the largest decline. the number was 79 million down from 80 million, a quarter ago. that's important, pause the subscriber number is kind of a lagging number. as you see devices go down later on, you see subscribers go down. if they're still losing them in north america, that hasn't stabilized to strength is in emerging markets. they aren't going to be buying blackberry 10. are people going to switch off their iphones and android devices in america over to blackberry 10, that's what rim has to hope for. a question. is that a quarter on quarter comparison, in terms of declining the most or year on year? >> it is a quarter on quarter comparison. that's the context of what he was saying. subscribers actually increased year on year. >> okay, john, thank you for that. we'll get more from john on the conference call later on in the show. >>> meantime, all day, scott wapner has been counting down the worst trades of 2012. up next, he unveils the final name on the list. the worst trade of the year. >>> plus, we c
subscribers in north america, though, he said, showed the largest decline. the number was 79 million down from 80 million, a quarter ago. that's important, pause the subscriber number is kind of a lagging number. as you see devices go down later on, you see subscribers go down. if they're still losing them in north america, that hasn't stabilized to strength is in emerging markets. they aren't going to be buying blackberry 10. are people going to switch off their iphones and android devices in...
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naturally thought british subjects in british north america should share the costs of the war with their fellow citizens in britain. in fact, the government raised property taxes so high in britain that farmers rioted in protest and demanded that americans pay their fair share of the war. in 17 # 64, the british government extended to the colonies a stamp tax that everyone in britain had been paying for more than 70 years. it amounted to next to nothing for the average citizen, a pepny or two or a stamp attached to legal documents, publications, and the packages of non-essential products like playing cards. the harshest effects of this tax, however, were on members of three powerful special interest groups. they had them back then too. these three groups were the merchants, publishers, and lawyers. the merchants had to put a stamp on every purchase order, on every bill of sale, publishers had to put a stamp on every newspaper and magazine. lawyers had to put a stamp on every legal document, deeds, wills, and such. two clever political bos tone -- toesenin -- boston men saw a chance to ma
naturally thought british subjects in british north america should share the costs of the war with their fellow citizens in britain. in fact, the government raised property taxes so high in britain that farmers rioted in protest and demanded that americans pay their fair share of the war. in 17 # 64, the british government extended to the colonies a stamp tax that everyone in britain had been paying for more than 70 years. it amounted to next to nothing for the average citizen, a pepny or two...
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that israel had in lebanon in gaza make as well the economic crisis in europe in north america make it highly unlikely but the iranians have prepared themselves and i think that it has been it took deterrent to war so the i think in general the iranians feel that a military assault on iran aggression would be highly unlikely so today's world news headlines a brief now and gunfire during a government process is what the iraqi city of ramadi is left to people wounded bodyguards for the iraqi deputy prime minister of the shots several ports say he was hit in the face as he gave a speech during the rally there's been more than a week of protests that you've seen silly little protest against what they see is second class treatment from the shia led government. body of the indian student who was gang raped on a bus is now being cremated in new delhi earlier hundreds held peaceful candlelight vigils in the capital after the twenty three year old died from a injuries in a singapore hospital terror attacks but days of riots with protesters demanding more protection for women in the country six
that israel had in lebanon in gaza make as well the economic crisis in europe in north america make it highly unlikely but the iranians have prepared themselves and i think that it has been it took deterrent to war so the i think in general the iranians feel that a military assault on iran aggression would be highly unlikely so today's world news headlines a brief now and gunfire during a government process is what the iraqi city of ramadi is left to people wounded bodyguards for the iraqi...
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there were basically squeezed out of north america. they cannot get it back. most people don't understand. or pushed out in 1775. when they came back with a large number of troops they needed in 1776, they were too late and then they have to follow it up in 1777 and there were beaten at the battle of saratoga. that was pretty much the end of their real prospect of holding the colony's. >> dimensions door to washington and sam adams -- you mentioned george washington and sam adams. where would you put some of the other big ones? >> james madison was a really young man at that time. he was an activist, but he was not an important figure. john quincy adams was not involved. john adams was a very significant force. a major force in putting the independents and pre- independence where you had a country but it was still undeclared, he was a huge force in that. >> i've got a list of all the books you ever written except for the one you say you never completed in the early times. it goes back to 1969. before i get into some of that, i want to show you a clip of a visi
there were basically squeezed out of north america. they cannot get it back. most people don't understand. or pushed out in 1775. when they came back with a large number of troops they needed in 1776, they were too late and then they have to follow it up in 1777 and there were beaten at the battle of saratoga. that was pretty much the end of their real prospect of holding the colony's. >> dimensions door to washington and sam adams -- you mentioned george washington and sam adams. where...
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america area? >> well, right now we're tracking santa over russia, and as you know, he is going to be traveling over russia, and then he is going to go over, you know, the middle east, africa, europe, and then he is going to come to north america, follow-up to south america. we expect santa based on our experience of tracking him and obviously we don't control where he goes, but we just know that he likes to stop between country 9:00 and midnight at every home -- >> that's the best time. all the kids need to be in bed before 9:00 p.m. tonight, so parents mark your clocks. major general, thank you for taking time out for us. we appreciate it. >> all right, thomas. my pleasure. merry christmas to you and your team there. >> thank you so much. back at you. that's going to wrap things up for me this hour. thanks so much. in the next hour i'm going to have a chance to speak with democratic congresswoman karen bass. is she hopeful that a fiscal cliff deal will be struck before the new year? (all) the gul
america area? >> well, right now we're tracking santa over russia, and as you know, he is going to be traveling over russia, and then he is going to go over, you know, the middle east, africa, europe, and then he is going to come to north america, follow-up to south america. we expect santa based on our experience of tracking him and obviously we don't control where he goes, but we just know that he likes to stop between country 9:00 and midnight at every home -- >> that's the best...
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we're outside north america, so out the u.s. and canada. we see supply constrained. we see significant supply contractions because of what's happening in the north sea, because of stagnation pretty much everywhere else. whereas in north america, for next year, we expect something like 880,000 barrels a day supply growth. in the u.s. alone at the moment, we see year-on-year supply growth of 23%. that's double than what natural gas ever did at its peak. >> the supply growth coming from -- >> from shale oil, made in north dakota, oklahoma, texas, louisiana, all these regions in the u.s. are booming. and are seeing a huge recovery in oil production. >> at the moment, 86, what happens to wti? we've got all this extra supply. >> in the first place, in our base case, we think wti and brent will remain very disconnected. you might see a little bit of a tight new englaening near term more capacity, the seaway expansion coming on in january. however, we don't think that will last. wti, brent should remain disconnected much more than what the forward curve is pricing or what th
we're outside north america, so out the u.s. and canada. we see supply constrained. we see significant supply contractions because of what's happening in the north sea, because of stagnation pretty much everywhere else. whereas in north america, for next year, we expect something like 880,000 barrels a day supply growth. in the u.s. alone at the moment, we see year-on-year supply growth of 23%. that's double than what natural gas ever did at its peak. >> the supply growth coming from --...
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and wishes are send in all over north america and europe and africa and really we have got wishes coming in from almost every country in the world now. and people are just expressing, all kinds of amazing hopes and dreams for the future of the world which is really encouraging for us. we create the tree as a symbol of the global unity and hope. and we are going to continue to add wishes to the tree all through the month of december. so we would love for you to go to our website which is rainbow fund.org and it is free and we will printout your wish on a piece of paper and fold it into a crane and put it up on the tree. now, i want to thank, some key people who helped with this year's tree. first i want to start off with our core team, our core creative team and that consists of karin kai and linda mihara and thank you they have been working on the tree for seven years. >> and this year we have the help of dozens of volunteers and i want to particularly acknowledge the university of berkeley alfa, fi omega service community and volunteers from one brick. aid for good, the san francisco ch
and wishes are send in all over north america and europe and africa and really we have got wishes coming in from almost every country in the world now. and people are just expressing, all kinds of amazing hopes and dreams for the future of the world which is really encouraging for us. we create the tree as a symbol of the global unity and hope. and we are going to continue to add wishes to the tree all through the month of december. so we would love for you to go to our website which is rainbow...
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wonderland will stay at north america through january 4. children four years and under get in for free. >>> a lot of fresh new snow in the sierra tonight and an incredible example of human nature. a chain installers mission to return a lost wedding ring. >> ch >>> a manhole cover exploded in downtown san francisco this evening. pg & e says it was caused by an underground vault fire. the blast happened around 5:00 this evening near the corner of third and mission street. the intersection was closed to traffic for a while as crews put out the fire. no one was injured and there was no power outages. >>> investigators have found a note and human remains at the home of a man who's accused of deliberately setting a fire and then shooting and killing two firefighters that arrived at the scene. david lee miller has the new details emerging on the man at the center of this attack. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived at the home of adam spangler they did not know they would be ambushed. spangler left a note, detectives will not release the entire
wonderland will stay at north america through january 4. children four years and under get in for free. >>> a lot of fresh new snow in the sierra tonight and an incredible example of human nature. a chain installers mission to return a lost wedding ring. >> ch >>> a manhole cover exploded in downtown san francisco this evening. pg & e says it was caused by an underground vault fire. the blast happened around 5:00 this evening near the corner of third and mission...
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wonderland will stay at north america through january 4. children four years and under get in for free. >>> a lot of fresh new snow in the sierra tonight and an incredible example of human nature. a chain installers mission to return a lost wedding ring. >> chilling new details in the case of a fire. >>> at first, firefighters report of an an explosion in downtown san francisco. what they found on the scene. >>> a manhole cover exploded in downtown san francisco this evening. pg & e says it was caused by an underground vault fire. the blast happened around 5:00 this evening near the corner of third and mission street. the intersection was closed to traffic for a while as crews put out the fire. no one was injured and there was no power outages. >>> investigators have found a note and human remains at the home of a man who's accused of deliberately setting a fire and then shooting and killing two firefighters that arrived at the scene. david lee miller has the new details emerging on the man at the center of this attack. >> reporter: when fi
wonderland will stay at north america through january 4. children four years and under get in for free. >>> a lot of fresh new snow in the sierra tonight and an incredible example of human nature. a chain installers mission to return a lost wedding ring. >> chilling new details in the case of a fire. >>> at first, firefighters report of an an explosion in downtown san francisco. what they found on the scene. >>> a manhole cover exploded in downtown san francisco...
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in north america, at temperatures around 32 degrees. we have to weather systems moving in. this should make some really we go to our top stories. egyptians have less than two hours for the second and final round on a referendum on the constitution. the president'smahmoud mekki announced he was resigning. a senior minister and seven others have been killed in a suicide bomber attack in pakistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility. in india's capital, there is water cannons and tear gas at demonstrators protesting a gets a gang rape of a student. suicide bombers in nigeria have attacked the offices of two mobile phone companies. it happened in the northwest city. the happiest day targeted phone operators read a they have often targeted the -- often target on operators. they say they will end violence in the areas they control. this comes days after the african plan to reclaim the north. >> they thought to gain control of cities in northern mali earlier. did they have been enforcing a strong law. they agreed to send troops to help them gain control of the region. they say
in north america, at temperatures around 32 degrees. we have to weather systems moving in. this should make some really we go to our top stories. egyptians have less than two hours for the second and final round on a referendum on the constitution. the president'smahmoud mekki announced he was resigning. a senior minister and seven others have been killed in a suicide bomber attack in pakistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility. in india's capital, there is water cannons and tear gas at...
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the french had been kicked out of north america in 1763 after the french and indian war. while there were a lot, number of french people were living in canada and in the great lakes area. but france was not much of a presence. that is why the french were so anxious to cause trouble for the british and help the colonies by sending the money and ammunition. essentially, the french were not a force in north america at that time. >> you point up the from the six first presence we had, four of them were from virginia. >> those were the important states at that time. when i say that the four important ones were massachusetts, connecticut was more important for on strategic reasons, and virginia and south carolina in the south. but virginia was the old dominion and had the big population, vary widely respected. enormous influence in terms of territory because west for geneva was then in virginia, so was ky. they claimed the entire great lakes. and they were the oldest colony, dating back to 16 07. so they had a long history of being involved in things. the house of burgesses was
the french had been kicked out of north america in 1763 after the french and indian war. while there were a lot, number of french people were living in canada and in the great lakes area. but france was not much of a presence. that is why the french were so anxious to cause trouble for the british and help the colonies by sending the money and ammunition. essentially, the french were not a force in north america at that time. >> you point up the from the six first presence we had, four of...